- Cleveland is the proud home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, located on the Lake Erie waterfront at North Coast Harbor downtown. Cleveland is also home to the world renowned Cleveland Clinic, a leader in research, education and health information.
- Cleveland's professional sports teams include the Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA - with former NBA Champion and current Cavs Head Coach, Byron Scott), the Cleveland Indians (MLB – with star player Grady Sizemore), Cleveland Browns (NFL – with renowned General Manager Mike Holmgren).
- Cleveland is home to the celebrated Playhouse Square Center, the second largest performing arts center in the United States behind New York's Lincoln Center.
- Just east of downtown Cleveland is University Circle, a wonderful 550-acre concentration of cultural, educational, and medical institutions, including the Cleveland Botanical Garden, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals, Severance Hall, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, and the Western Reserve Historical Society.
- Surrounding Cleveland is an extensive network of beautiful parks known as the "Emerald Necklace". This includes the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, which contains one of the largest collections of primates in North America.
- Akron is known as "Rubber City, USA." The Firestone Country Club in Akron hosts the Bridgestone Invitational PGA golf tournament.
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